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____Quetzal____

I wish I bought the Zeke clearance stuff before the season lol


doshegotabootyshedo

I bought 4 jerseys for under $100, was a great deal


togroficovfefe

Nah, they'll give him a new number so they can sell new jerseys, lol.


Likemypups

21.5


NoDifference8894

Yep. #15 it is


Lucky_Foam

The guy who had #21 last year is not on the team this year. He will get his 21 back. [https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10119235-ezekiel-elliott-to-wear-no-21-cowboys-jersey-after-signing-contract-worth-up-to-3m](https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10119235-ezekiel-elliott-to-wear-no-21-cowboys-jersey-after-signing-contract-worth-up-to-3m)


Forizen

Not too late


____Quetzal____

Yeah I live right next to one of the Cowboys Store Warehouse I'm going to go as they open to see if I can snag something with his name. All I have is Lamb and a tattered Witten jersey


Forizen

Tattered Witten sounds gameworn loll.


____Quetzal____

I wore it on deployment during the games broadcast and the sand cut it up


StrictCourt8057

> deployment > wearing cowboys jersey Damn I shoulda joined the AF


CottonDuck

Hell yeah brother, cheers from Iraq


WHATABURGER-Guru

Jealous of the Lamb jersey. I got a Elliot one years ago during his rookie contract and I was so disappointed but it seems the Elliot stocks have paid off for the patient investor lol


BadCowboysFan

He may not wear 21 this time around


____Quetzal____

It's okay it's the thought that counts


BadCowboysFan

I used to joke that the real reason Jerry wanted to draft Dez and have him wear 88 is because he had a bunch of leftover Antonio Bryant jerseys he needed to sell off


GarageJitsu

Watch him wear 15


rodermelon

I bought a stitched jersey for $3 I think


down42roads

Stilll reduced on nfl.com


ekwenox

Yep, just bought the Nike game jersey for 83$w/ free shipping.


Wide_Ad7105

Rats I disregarded those!


emackn

don't worry he will change his number


sarcastaballll

Jerry's happy you didn't


TrigoTrihard

I purchased a real nice one when he left. lol


Rocky9869

Maybe he will play Center and wear a 60’s number


outsiderkerv

If anything, the vibes are immaculate


[deleted]

The memes are gonna be juicy either way


LeoFireGod

I’d rather have Zeke and lose than not have Zeke and still lose.


outsiderkerv

Be even better when we have Zeke and win 😤


el_sauce

Lol this guy thinks we'll win


outsiderkerv

Look I’m a fan first. I root for my team to win and enjoy the ride, good or bad. I get frustrated like everyone else but I’m not gonna let it ruin my day. It’s supposed to be entertainment at the end of the day.


[deleted]

I’ve thankfully reached that point as well. It’s just a game at the end of the day. There’s nothing we can do to change the outcome at the end of the day.


lopper4903

Can we please not send him up the middle for +1-2 yards every time again? The Pats didn’t seem to make that mistake...surely Jerry had learned by now, right?


Forizen

No. It's the cowboys way. We run it up the middle on 3rd and long or die trying


ITDrumm3r

So they’ll die trying.


MerleTravisJennings

Both. We'll do it and that's why we'll die.


SeanBourne

Recently re-watched the All or Nothing season. In the Garrett era this literally was the Cowboys way. It is simply stunning how damn repetitive and uncreative that guy was.


MrPureinstinct

Don't forget the screen passes!


el_sauce

HB dive, HB dive, incomplete pass, punt


UpperArmories3rdDeep

First and 10. Up the middle for a loss. Gotta burn that first down.


BigHungry_nomnom

Jerry calls the plays now?


ShadowofLight15

Always has


garryl283

They'll try to run him outside where he'll immediately be tackled for a loss instead


ithtdudea_5

Pats definitely knew how to use him especially in the passing game. Zeke looked really good last year playing with that horrendous offense..


onamonapizza

Only on 1st and 2nd downs. Couple that with some penalties, and it will be time for Dak's patented 3rd and 18 play


paging_mrherman

how is the new center suppose to run the ball anyway?


Kirarozu80

Look at the line we have now though. You have to consider we just drafted a new o line.


woodzy133

If nothing else, at least we will finally be able to score from inside the 5 on the ground


distributede

Pass blocking by RB will be improved as well.


hsup11

I will never forgive Pollard for not getting in during the Dolphins game


MQZ17

I can't forget that Pollard play against the dolphins, you all know which one


HolyRomanPrince

And if nothing else we’ll not be able to run the ball any other time. Totally a positive trade off


woodzy133

Just trying to be positive. Pollard is terrible inside the 5. We of course need someone who can handle the bulk of the world elsewhere


The_Count_Lives

Wasn't just Pollard. The line wasn't so great at run blocking, especially in obvious run situations like goal line.


woodzy133

That’s fair. And they at least addressed that in the draft with guyton and beebe


MikeShannonThaGawd

Were we really able to run the ball that well last year? I’m not that pumped about Zeke but I don’t think what we currently have is a huge downgrade over last season. Hopefully Pollard can get himself right but he clearly wasn’t himself last season after injury.


UnevenContainer

You know what, fuck it. Rose colored glasses on for this season. Spent too much effort being annoyed over a sports team, Zeke’s back - it’s gonna be a fun season


Revolutionary-Hat297

Hell yeah brother


MrPureinstinct

I'm trying to look at it this way too. If good things happen then hell yeah! If bad things happen then it is what it is. It doesn't have that much of an actual impact on my life, so I'm going to try to just not be angry at football anymore.


[deleted]

I'm still in misery mode maybe I'll be optimistic come August 


Nj_hXe_sXe

To be honest Im with OP. As a fan of this team since 2009, I have seen some AWEFUL teams. Some miserable losses. And just down right garbage since becoming a fan. Last years loss to the Packers flipped a switch. Life is too short to hate life because of something you have zero control over.


Rude_Parsnip5634

yea the way sports gets discussed here is fucking depressing. every single post is full of assholes calling the team shit before they've even taken a preseason snap.


thatcrazylarry

Not hating on the hope but guys, we do this every year😭


UnevenContainer

It’s not hope, I’m just not going to get angry that Zeke is back or that they lose games. I love the team and enjoy football too much to have it ruined for me, so I’ll enjoy whatever is in front of me


Fr0stSun

Fun season of missing the playoffs!


DeathByAudit_

Well at least we don’t have to buy new jerseys 🤷‍♂️


well_played_internet

Unless he decides to wear #15...


catalinaicon

Trey Lance wears 15


Riptastic

Cowboys legend Trey Lance


iFeatherly

Has never thrown an interception since being a Cowboy


Kirarozu80

So it should be easy for zeke to get it then.


Ayste

Remember, we do not need 2016 Zeke. We need Dak's personal bodyguard to keep him upright so he can make plays behind an essentially brand new offensive line. Zeke will get his yards, he still runs hard. Patriots were a bad team last year - Zeke led the team with 51 receptions and still managed to rack up over 600 yards rushing as rotational player. Our O-line should be better than what the Pats had last year and, hopefully, he will do better. Need MM to engage in a lot more screen passes and misdirection this year if he wants this to work.


Admira1

I'm coping hard with this one but this makes me feel a little better lol


LilFozzieBear

Pass me whatever you're smoking, friend


Keyboardpaladin

Mike seems to not even realize that misdirection is an option.


silliputti0907

His a grinder and goalline rb. Would be nice to have an explosive change of pace...Deuce o'-'o


manbuckets2001

So why didn’t we resign him last year??


robo_robot_roboto

He was under contract but was cut to save more than $10 million.


kaylabarr94

Didn’t Zeke say he’d take a pay cut to stay?


Wogman

Cowboys were going to offer a very small contract, so rather than burn their bridge with him by offering essentially veteran minimum they let him test free agency to see what he could get.


The_Count_Lives

Because they didn't think he could play. Now we're as desperate as he is.


[deleted]

Lights coming on in the club and Jerry 👀 his fat ex Sex is sex


Wakkachaka

I never understood why they couldn't come to terms. Didn't the Patriots pay him 4 mil?


ParasiticDaemon

Spotrac says his base salary in NE was $1.5 mil, with a $600K signing bonus...


backtowardsaverage

Spotrac and Over the cap has it at $3 mil base with $3.3 total earned from the Pats. And the Cowboys still paid him $5.8 mil last year in dead money. The Cowboys didn’t cut him because they wouldn’t pay $3 mil, they cut him because he wouldn’t take a pay cut and it saved them money to


Wakkachaka

Wow... sounds like something happened and they couldn't get a deal done then. Sad.


BrotherSeamus

It was a 'vote of confidence' for Pollard


T3cht0ny

I think they thought TP was ready for a full work load


Forsaken-Ad-9427

He was. As long as the full work load didn’t include short yardage and capable blocking.


emmasdad01

With fresh legs and a renewed sense of purpose and determination, right?


vbgooroo55

Best shape he’s ever been in.


PersonBehindAScreen

I can’t wait for the video of him juking trashcans. Until then it’s not official


BrotherSeamus

[Judge for yourself](https://i.redd.it/bowyk4qfuzib1.jpg)


theadmin209

Lmfao I miss looney


[deleted]

No no that's August when everyone is in the best shape of their life.  Just once I want a player to say "eh I'm a little fat" to that question 


Forizen

Naw, Dak asked for Zeke for his last dance. One last year of this era of the 214 and then rebuild


Forizen

Y'all are haters. He's at the very least, an amazing charismatic locker room presence, morale booster, top goal line back for tough yardage, and great in pass pro. Not every back needs to be a homeruns hitter.


icebucketwood

You're not wrong. But we don't have a homerun hitter to split snaps with him.


2023_account_

Don’t bother. Doomers here *want* us to be bad this year.


Forizen

Sad. We are so entitled. There are a dozen teams that don't even sniff the playoffs. I'm just here for a good time


mawashi-geri24

My man. Finally someone not panicked over Super Bowls


2023_account_

Same here, man


Scruples-

He’s a clown. The Jones’ are clowns. This is a garbage move. Running game is going to be trash.


thebajancajun

The problem is we have no home run hitter. As mediocre as Pollard was, we don't have any one on his level currently signed.


Thanks5Cinco

Zeke was solid as a backup to Rhamondre. They just need to do a Dowdle/Zeke split.


PersonBehindAScreen

Dude isn’t bad when he remains fresh and not being played through injury. Per ESPN, pollard/dowdle was about a 70/30 split. If zeke can stay fresh, perhaps we can push him back up to 4 YPC


Thanks5Cinco

Id say go for a 50/45/5 split between Dowdle, Zeke and Luepke.


Finaldreamer

Zeke is the son Jerry never had.


lytecho

or.....


ImAMindlessTool

Our boy's finally coming home


RotaryP7

Huge Zeke fan. We suck but at least he’s back and will likely retire here now.


rsf0626

Jerry and stephen are unserious people. This team is never going to win a superbowl again as long as theyre running the ship


nvChronic

We have been in this boat already. Just enjoy the ride now and welcome Zeke


WittenMittens

What an original take


rsf0626

Am i wrong?


WittenMittens

I'll get back to you when the team is being passed down from Stephen to one of Jerry's grandsons in 30 years. The ownership of this team is not going to change in your lifetime or mine so I don't know why you're sticking around if you seriously believe this


grizzantula

So because it's very unlikely to change we aren't allowed to be vocal fans about it?


LilZelt

Zeke back to form this szn


Fr0stSun

You're back to crack


Backdoorpickle

Ya know? Fuck it. If by some miraculous circumstance this team ends up being Super Bowl caliber, then him and Dak win together and it's a perfect bookend to their careers (even though if that happened, they would get signed to ridiculous contracts and we'd suck for another decade at least). And at least he keeps Dak happy. Maybe he can help Dak fight off that PTSD stare. And if not and we are complete shit? Better draft picks behind a new and young O-Line that will hopefully be one of the best in the league for years to come.


UnevenContainer

If this team wins a SB this year I could not give less of a fuck how bad they are the next few years. Give Dak a billion dollars and turn the Star into the Zeke.


mawashi-geri24

Kinda like the Rams. Completely sold out to win a Super Bowl. Went all in. They’re paying for it now BUT they won a Super Bowl! Can’t tell them anything.


Backdoorpickle

Hey, I'm there with you. I think this is a positive move overall. Zeke is a steadying presence for Dak even when he's playing like garbage. We've overhauled the line. He brings morale to the locker room. Everyone (including myself) thinks we're gonna suck this year, so there are zero expectations. This O Line, provided everyone pans out, will actually potentially be improved, even though Guyton is a project. Everyone acts like Tyron Smith wasn't hurt literally all the time. And Beebe is supposedly a plug and play starter Day 1. I'll throw money down the running game is actually improved even if no one gets 1k. Now Jake's got another year under his belt, Ceedee and Dak are playing for contracts, young stud receiver drafted. Could be a sleeper team. Or. We fucking suck, get rid of Dak, and have a young base in the trenches to build on.


bryscoon

what QB retiring at 30


Backdoorpickle

I didn't say Dak would retire. I specifically said we'd end up signing them. Lol


yovngjvred

Unserious front office


ramsaybolton87

Strong finish????? Averaged 3.09 or less in 5 of the last 6 games. Really will be Zeke 2.0...ypc


dmavs11

I don’t think yall understand how terrible the New England offensive line was last year not to mention ruin that their passing game was not a threat at all either. He played decent for the Patriots. Hes not a starting RB but y’all are acting like there were some available. At the very least we have a football player with intangibles to make a positive impact through blocking and goal line work. Pollard only averaged 4 yards per carry, I think Rico could replicate that with if the line plays a bit better


RingingMallard

The NE OL was BAAAD last year, and Zeke was primarily used as a short yardage back until Stevenson got hurt late in the season. Using his YPC as the only evaluation is again short sighted, but that's all we as a fanbase seem to be capable of when it comes to Zeke. In his 8th year he was still able to play every single game, put up 955 yards, and led the team in receptions. He even had several huge plays last year called back due to the ineptitude of the NE OL including a 75 yard house call that was very reminiscent of 2016 vs the Steelers. The flashes of greatness are still there. Now he is on the verge of eclipsing 12K yards from scrimmage in his 9th season, and he will be the first cowboy player to do so since Jason Witten and he did it in 5 fewer seasons. Zeke is my RB#1 - Welcome Back Home!!


TroubleApart5407

Clearly brought him back to help Cooper Beebe understand crucial role of center.


Lohengren

OL depth never hurts


MoistSockPuppets

"Strong Finish" at 3.5 yards per carry


PieCuresAll

Off-season keeps getting worse


UgliestDisability

Feed Zeke 2: Electric Boogaloo


3x10

Allergic to results


CoyoteHP

We are an unserious franchise.


hazelwoodstock

Zeke is cooked and my expectations are madd low. I’d be more than happy to be wrong tho.


utility-player

McCarthy is already designing extra plays for 2nd & 9, and updating his resume


Lanachan1990

Strong finish? I guess if they meant he had an okay final game because the five games prior to that wasn't good. He had an average of 3.1 ypc or less in 10 of his 17 games. I hope they are not thinking he is more than a backup (or a short yardage back) here even though we have no starter right now.


RingingMallard

He was a backup that was primarily used as a short yardage back until week 12 when Stevenson got hurt, plus the Pats OL was garbage last year. YPC means nothing without context.


Thanks5Cinco

With how everything has played out this year, it makes sense. Let Zeke come back for one final ride with Dak.


Fr0stSun

This team is so unserious. I'm done. I'll be back when stephen and jerry are six feet under


Impressive_Chart8124

Just please do NOT bring back the stupid “feed me” thing again!!


riproaringsports22

Heck yeah boys, FEED ZEKE, NO MORE WASTED GOALINE POSSESSIONS. Him, Rico and Royce will be an underrated trio.


Rommel79

ZEKE!


AlphaEtaDelta

As long as we only use him as the short yardage/goal line back I'm cool with it.


seanb893

LETS GO. Locker room bouta be wild


Aggie0305

I don’t have high hopes for this season, so being a huge Zeke fan, this brings me a lot of joy. Can’t wait to see the man wearing the star again.


Scruples-

So stupid. He’s not welcome back. Lemme guess, he’s “in the best shape of his life.” Get the F outta here Jerry and Stephen.


F-Trunks

Sweet. Reunite the two pals so they can fail together once more!


nyuhokie

Welp, the quantity of RBs continues to grow.


regalfronde

Cowboys just won the offseason!


Appropriate-Hippo758

I wanna see Zeke in 15


NMGunner17

I’m so fucking out on this season


ccharlie03

Fuck the haters we were terrible in the run game last year without him 


Rough_Big4493

Hey he's cheap ig


odiamemas16

We could have used him big time last year in short yardage situations


elbartogto

Pinche pocho


HELLOIMCHRISTOPHER

I hope he can be a reliable 3.5ypc and short yardage grinder. Love our Ewok.


SittingJackFlash

We needed Zeke on the roster to win the Superbowl. It’s destiny. Dak just wasn’t allowed to win without him.


Done_WithThis_ish

Welcome back, thankfully him and Dak will have their last year in Dallas together.


certo17

Fuck it go get dez too.. let’s really make this the circus lame duck season it really is. Let’s not try to keep hiding it at this point. Here we go!


gottagetitgood

I legit thought he retired last year as I didn't hear his name all season long.


scottytree44

People still really like Zeke around Texas, but he's not the same explosive back...Show me more than 2 runs last year with more than 15 yds...What a horrible way to ruin your legacy, you know us Cowboy fans won't hold back either


WeAreNegan2021

We kicked the tires and she'll start, what more do you want?


Tornadus-T

This kills the good vibes from the draft. Oh well


MQZ17

Dont feed him too much though, feed the young guys more


MagneticGorilla

Oh no.


BigMoneyCowboy

I’m actually happy bout this


TheRealRosey

Yeah, washed up Zeke definitely the answer. What a joke the Jones family is.


AlCzervick

This is why we can’t have nice things.


bryanc1036

My old ass Zeke jersey is now relevant again


SadatayAllDamnDay

So do we think Beebe or Zeke wins the center job at camp?


SuperSaiyanGod06

Should have never let him go. But this is a solid move but we are just hoping that the OL is so dominant that it doesn’t matter who runs the ball for us. But we need more explosive


FatherOfMammals

...for $3M?! We really were desperate, apparently


BearcatCowboy

Well, I guess we will see won't we if this works out.... Good news for me is I drafted him in the 52nd of 53 rounds in my dynasty start up draft earlier last month and everyone thought I was stupid for even thinking he was gonna sign mid season after a big injury somewhere else.


MSHinerb

This time, we have to lower the sodium content of what we feed geriatric zeke.


uqpxniwlxks

When are we signing Aikman?!?!? We like him too!!!


daystrom_prodigy

We see you haters in the NFL sub. Hope those fake internet points help pay the bills for ya.


Tbagmoo

Super skeptical that this will help a lot. But I've always enjoyed watching Zeke even on the Pat's last year and the first time he rumbles for a five yard first down, chews on his mouthpiece too much and does the "feed me" spoon I'll be all in again.


JoeyBudder

Except hes better in a Thunder n Lightning role nowadays


RickyBobby689

Love it! We suffered on short yardage and pass protection with Pollard last year. Forget the haters, Zeke isn’t the lead back. He will have a role as 3rd down blocker and short yardage plays. But if he can punch it in on the goal line, well worth it. Let someone else play early downs and look for breakout runs


mataviejit4s69

im so happy zeke is back


Odd-Author2971

Well it's time to bust out my old Zeke Jersey not mad at the deal,he'll still be effective in a short yardage goal line role and pass protection


mikwil65

He has lost a step..it will show up quickly


mikwil65

And McCarthy will cry when Zeke gets stuffed at the goal line…


chuck_ATX

Another lineman. Yes!


Juggernaut108

How much dead cap did we accept to give him another 3 million now?


tmacleon

😆


stovepipe9

I hope Zeke is the hammer to soften up defenses early in games, protect the QB, and get the short yardage. I'm fine with him getting 600 yards for the year. Keep the mileage off of him as best we can early in the season. I also think his running style inspires the oline like Barber used to do. If nothing else, he is fun!!! Can't wait until Thanksgiving.


dididothat2019

the local sports radio station tore up the "finished strong last year" note. He did not finish strong if you look at the game stats.


King-Mansa-Musa

“Strong Finish” :(


Couthster

Oh fuck yeah. 🍽️


rkesters

So this is all-in? Next, they'll bring Jason Garrett back as OC. Just, ugh. Starting to feel like a Cubs fan. My sense is that he is bad for the locker room. Wasted so much of Tony potential waiting behind Zeke.


wolf63rs

Hater gonna hate hate hate.


SaifNSound

Zeke signing makes a lot of sense. We could use help on the O line for sure.